The Gunfight At Marshall’s CaféThe Gunfight At Marshall’s Café
On April 30, 1891 the Old West came to Appalachia, in the form of a gun fight in Roanoke, Virginia. That evening C. L. Ross and a friend, Lew Sanger,
Month: April 2019
HighlanderHighlander
The Highlander Research and Education Center in New Market, Tennessee, outside Knoxville, was in the news recently when one of the buildings there was burned. Fire investigators found a white
April 15, 1936 – Rockwood Hosiery Mill StrikeApril 15, 1936 – Rockwood Hosiery Mill Strike
On this day in 1936 violence erupted in Rockwood, Tennessee, during a strike at a hosiery mill there. There had been rocks thrown, property damage, and the use of tear
RebuildingRebuilding
As you know if you’ve visited the Stories website over the last week, we have had some major issues that have caused us to be pulled down, and then to
Tennessee Ernie FordTennessee Ernie Ford
Today we’re going to have a pea-pickin’ old time telling the story of one of the most talented and popular entertainers to ever come out of Appalachia: Tennessee Ernie Ford,
Dock BoggsDock Boggs
Among the pioneers of what was then known as “hillbilly music” was a coal miner from Norton, Virginia, named Moran Lee Boggs. Better known as Dock Boggs, he became known
April 5, 2010 – Upper Big Branch Mine ExplosionApril 5, 2010 – Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion
On this day in 2010 Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, West Virginia, suffered a coal dust explosion, killing 29 out of the 31 miners working at the